Blinking 3rd brake light - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

JFP in PA · 01-28-2017, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Porsche9

Have any of you noticed the latest trend of people modifying there car to where the center 3rd brake light rapidly blinks for a second or two when the brakes are applied? It drives me nuts especially being behind someone in traffic that is a brake tapper. Imagine if every car had this feature. Imagine your in stop and go traffic and hundreds of cars had this blinking light. To me it's very distracting. What are your thoughts? Should this even be legal?

It is legal in some states, and ticket bait in others. How well it prevents rear end accidents also seems to be questionable. In my home state, any non OEM or non DOT approved lighting is a reason to fail annual inspection and/or get ticketed. We actually have had a customer get a "fix it" ticket for having LED illuminated tire valve stem caps.

Nine8Six · 01-28-2017, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JFP in PA

We actually have had a customer get a "fix it" ticket for having LED illuminated tire valve stem caps.

Sorry to hear you have to deal with customers like that man :/

That COP, he was possibly just jealous. Valve LED is not distracting or public danger at all, is it?!

Seriously... if I'd be a cop I think I would have sent your customer in jail one night for doing something like that.

10/10ths · 01-28-2017, 10:23 AM

....a brake light modulator on all three of my motorcycles.

They all also have a headlight modulator.

I want all the visibility I can get with the texters out there.

JFP in PA · 01-28-2017, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 10/10ths

I want all the visibility I can get with the texters out there.

Absolutely nothing is going to help with that...................

JFP in PA · 01-28-2017, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Sorry to hear you have to deal with customers like that man :/

That COP, he was possibly just jealous. Valve LED is not distracting or public danger at all, is it?!

Seriously... if I'd be a cop I think I would have sent your customer in jail one night for doing something like that.

A lot of the police cannot be bothered; but if you run into one that is looking for a reason to pull you over, anything will do, no matter how trivial.......